The answer is that until 300 hundred years ago the common carrot around Europe was more likely to be purple, though other colours existed. The Dutch, at a time when the colour orange was really becoming a national issue (don't forget this is the time of William III of Britain), and in an attempt to make yellow carrots less bitter, created an orange coloured carrot which became popular worlwide and is the type we now commonly use.

Other common colours of carrots include Yellow, which contain xanthophylls that acts like beta-carotene in helping eyesight (it's not a complete myth), but is also thought to be useful in preventing lung tumours. Purple carrots contain anthrocyanins, very effective antioxidants, and also good at slowing dangerous blood clotting. Red carrots contain lycopene (which you find in tomatoes and water melons) which help against heart disease and prostate tumours. White carrots contain phyto chemicals which are still being studied.

I'm eating a few prawn cocktail tapioca snacks a bit like skips but sainsburys own ones, it actually says on the bag: 'high in monounsaturated fats. These healthier fats may help lower blood cholesterol levels, which may in turn maintain a healthy heart'. So is it saying that it is healthier for me to eat these than not to eat these?

That's what they want you to consciously believe, but what they're really saying that they are a healthier option that chips cooked in the same way, but with different oils.

Butter and margarine are similar in calories, the difference is that butter is higher in saturated fats, while margarine generally has more unsaturated fats. Equally, some oils have different qualities to them and are therefore marketed as healthier for you.

That's what they want you to consciously believe, but what they're really saying that they are a healthier option that chips cooked in the same way, but with different oils.

Butter and margarine are similar in calories, the difference is that butter is higher in saturated fats, while margarine generally has more unsaturated fats. Equally, some oils have different qualities to them and are therefore marketed as healthier for you.

I wouldn't have thought that they would be allowed to be so misleading on the packaging though, I didn't actually believe that they would be healthy but it does imply an actual health benefit from eating the crisps! So mad.

it's almost impossible to find a product in the supermarket today that doesn't come with impressive claims...scientific claims...with an inflated price tag to match. Are they oversold? Or are they worth the extra cash?

What people remember is that Saddam was found hiding in a hole in the ground, but that was when the farm he was staying in was captured, he had been staying in a small mud brick hut on the farm which had a small bedroom, a makeshift kitchen, but no loo.

In the kitchen they found several Bounty chocolate bars, some hot dogs and a can of 7up (he was a healthy eater it seems). So the answer is he didn't have a Bounty on him when he was captured, but there were some in the kitchen :)

This was actually reported quite a lot at the time, but forgotten by most people, so here's one link to show you the news at the time: news report.

A: Not raw fish - the word is actually a reference to the vinagered rice that forms the base of many sushi dishes. Furthermore, sushi does not necessarily have to include raw fish - ingredients such as crab, eel and shrimp are cooked before serving, and of course there are vegetable sushi dishes as well, still falling under the all-encompassing 'Sushi' tag.

Hunt the elephant, warthog and guineafowl. Hang guineafowl to ripen. Cut elephant into edible chunks, (will take about a month). Boil the warthog with other ingredients (except guineafowl) till nice and juicy. Now boil elephant chunks over high flames till tender. (will take about 4 weeks) and add everything together. Boil for another 5 to 7 days.